Proverbs

Proverbs 23:19–20

¹⁹Listen, my son, and be wise,

and guide your heart on the right course.

²⁰Do not join those who drink too much wine

or gorge themselves on meat.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Listen	שְׁמַע־	šə·ma‘-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8085 hear
my son	בְנִ֣י	ḇə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
and be wise	וַחֲכָ֑ם	wa·ḥă·ḵām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H2449 be wise
and guide	וְאַשֵּׁ֖ר	wə·’aš·šêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H833 go straight, go on, advance
your heart	לִבֶּֽךָ׃	lib·be·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
on the right course	בַּדֶּ֣רֶךְ	bad·de·reḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
join	תְּהִ֥י	tə·hî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
those who drink too much	בְסֹֽבְאֵי־	ḇə·sō·ḇə·’ê-	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5433 imbibe, drink largely
wine	יָ֑יִן	yā·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
or gorge	בְּזֹלֲלֵ֖י	bə·zō·lă·lê	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H2151 shake
themselves on meat	בָשָׂ֣ר	ḇā·śār	Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 23:19 Proverbs 23:26 · Proverbs 23:12 · Proverbs 4:10–23 · Proverbs 9:6 · Proverbs 6:6

Proverbs 23:20 Ephesians 5:18 · Luke 21:34 · Romans 13:13 · Isaiah 5:22 · Isaiah 22:13 · Matthew 24:49 · Luke 15:13 · Isaiah 5:11 · 1 Peter 4:3–4 · Proverbs 28:7 · Luke 16:19 · Proverbs 20:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.